Definition of "respiring" []

• Present participle of respire. (verb)

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• "Okay, the microbes may be respiring breathing, if you will in the ice, but how could they possibly reproduce and keep their community from disappearing?"
• "Insurers are quite happy with Obama now too since they get many mechanisms by which they get to pretty much set prices as they like, plus every respiring individual on US soil will be compelled by force of law to consume their products."
• ""What?" said Ro impatiently, respiring heavily, clutching his unbuckled belt."